Episode of Series “Bad girls. Series one”.
Playing with fire (wri. Ann McManus, dir. Jim O’Hanlon): Zandra’s under pressure from Shell to find her stash of smuggled drugs and is quick to drop in Warden Rose. Nikki moves in next door to Shell and Lorna’s career is in jeopardy. Shell has her privileges stripped. “Falling apart” (wri. Sally Wainwright, dir. Mike Adams): Shell uses her powers of sexual persuasion to get back into the threes. The Louises get into wine making and Monica receives devastating news. “Pay back time” (wri. Martin Allen, dir. Mike Adams): Lorna returns from holidays, Monica’s still not speaking and Shell claims she’s come off drugs and found religion. She also vows to settle a score with Lorna. Helen struggles to resist Nikki’s charms. “Love hurts” (wri. Maureen Chadwick, dir. Mike Adams): Monica’s appeal nears. New prisoner Yvonne Atkins (Linda Henry) is making a good impression on the women and is full of lots of inventive ideas for improvement. There’s tension between Helen and Nikki and Helen’s having second thoughts about her impending marriage.
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ACMI Identifier
318034
Languages
English
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Great Britain
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Prison films
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prison violence
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prison wardens
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisoners
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisons
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Women prisoners
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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DVD; Access Print (Section 1)